Volume 97 Number 18
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Benevolence
SPJST Lodge 30, Taiton dedicates new flagpole
H E R A L D
Humanity
ISSN —07458800
Brotherhood
Joining Hands Together
By Quala Matocha, Lifestyle Editor El Campo Leader-News • April 29, 2009 While Join Hands Day is Saturday, what size flag and flagpole and planning stages were reMay 2, members of quired to get it SPJST Lodge 30, Attendees done.” Taiton solicited the salute and The project was a help of its members pledge joint one. Lodge 30, and volunteers to allegiance to the flag Taiton purchased the complete a group at the flagpole, and the project in observance Taiton Taiton youth club of the day. Community purchased the flag. The project is the Center recently. “Then, we addition of a flag needed to get with pole at the Taiton Taiton Community Community Center Center directors to where both adult coordinate digging lodge and youth club the hole, putting the of SPJST Lodge 30 flagpole together, meet. and setting it in the “The idea was ground,” said Kasbrought up by Wanda par. “This also inDorotik at a monthly lodge meeting a few months ago,” said cluded teamwork from Wharton member Karen Kaspar. “Wanda did quite a bit of legwork through seeing Continued on Page 15.
Interest Rates ......................................3 Family Fun Dates ................................3 Graduate Form.....................................3 Local Lodge Secretaries.....................4 District News........................................8 Lodge Section....................................11
Boy Scouts unfold the American flag at Taiton Community Center during a dedication ceremony. They are, left to right, Dylan Treumer of Troop 1073, Bay City and Joshua Kulhanek, Clint Gold, Curtis Schoelman, Scout Leader Tommy Drapela, Vincent Lutringer, and Ryan Drapela, all of Troop 1257, El Campo.
Happy Mother’s Day! Sunday, May 10
Color of Spring
Marsha Elzner’s closet always stays in season
By Sarah Tindall, Corpus Christi Caller-Times • April 19, 2009
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pring is an exciting time of year for Marsha Elzner: the 53-year-old loves to switch her winter and summer wardrobes as soon as the weather warms up. Spring also means it’s time to hit the dirt; she once planted 2,000 tulip bulbs and distributed fresh flowers to friends and coworkers for six weeks once they bloomed. This nurse may be the only one in her profession who does not prefer scrubs; she would rather dress up. Look out “Project Runway”: She made her own clothes in high school and recently restarted with a new machine and some fun patterns and fabrics. I will never throw out . . . some of the suits and dresses I made growing up. From the seventh to the 12th grade, I made all my clothes and have recently been hit by the sewing bug again.
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Inside This Week’s Vestnik
Youth Section.....................................22 In Memoriam ......................................25 Reunions ............................................25 Czech Culture ....................................26 Advertisements..................................29 Activities Calendar ............................30
May 6, 2009
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Lodge 29 Taylor celebrates 75th anniversary of hall
Marsha Elzner stays flowy and free in a Blue Sky skirt she picked up in Refugio, which she accessorizes with a pair of BCBG Max Azria shoes and a QVC necklace. Copyright 2009 Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Photographer: Michael Zamora.
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Lodge 81 Needville hosts SPJST Float in youth fair parade
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Lodge 180 Burleson hosts chamber gala